The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-07-20
SIOUX AGAINST PAwNEES.
A CHIEFS STORY OF A GREAT
INDIAN FIGHT.
The Pawnees Surprised by the Sioux
and Slaughtered A Message
Sent by the Prisoners,

The Pawnees Surprised by the Sioux
and Slaughtered A Message
Sent by the Prisoners.
The Sioux Chief Red Shirt who is with
the Wild West show at the American
exhibition in London, has been inter
viewed. The following are extracts from
the report of the interview: "Did you
never see Buffalo Bill until you joined
this show9" ayes, saw him long ago;
but we never spoke until n little while
| since. All the men of the Sioux nation
know Buffalo Bill by reputation. The
first time / saw him was at the fight at
War Barnard Creek, when the white men
were too many for the poor Indians. 1t
was twelve or thirteen years ago; but
! land here his bloodshot eyes twinkled
ominously) that fight l can see now.
Buffalo Bill in the struggle killed Yellow
| Hand, a great Indian brave, and took his
scalp. tried to fight my way to the
white man to revenge my brother, and al
| though we got very near | could not
reach him. Had we met one would have
died. But the soldiers were encircing
us; five of our men were shot down, and
we fed. Then we would have killed
each other; but now we have the same
heart, and we are brothers. Colonel
Cody is awfully good to me and my
people"
Asked if there was any other fight in
which he was engaged, Red Shirt re-
piled: Yes; l will tell yon of a great
fight of the Sioux nation with the
Pawnees, who were always bad Indians
They had met our people on the hunt
and killed them; they had attacked our
villages and carried away our squaws and
children, and their young braves came
like serpents in the grass and stole away
our horses. The Sioux nation offered to
make treaty of peace with the Pawnees,
but the bad Indians refused, and the
grand council of the Sioux sat down to
discuss how we should punish these bad
people, and every Chief there spoke for
going on the war path Then we made
ready to fight. 1t is fifteen years ago,
and was o young Chief then; but my
father, who was a great Chief, was on
the war path, and l was eager to prove
myself a great warrior in his eyes.
collected my young men and we set out,
altogether 1900 strong, under sixteer
big Chiefs The most experienced
warriors were sent on two days march il
advance to scout, and scouts were thrown
out on every side to guard against sur
prise. For eight days our brave
marched against the enemy, and thet
some spies came back and told us tina
they had found the Pawnee village
Many of the Pawnee braves were on
big hunt, but nearly all the rcmainde
of the tribe were at the village
We gathered round the camp withou
being discovered, and the great Chief
told the young men how the battle wa
to be fought. Not till the signal wa
given for attack did the Pawnees fint
out their enemies were near Some o
the Pawnees were towards, and ran be
fore we got into the village, but the ma
and to die for them. They were SUI
priscd, and in one great dash we cleare
their lodges and wigwams. was arme
with long spear. Nearly all our brave
had spears and bows and arrows, bu
: many had guns, too. ran to a youn
/ Chief who stood to guard his lodge. H
/ was a brave and good warrior, but j
fell before my spear, and his seal
| adorned my belt. Near by, four Paw
g nee braves stood in a bunch and made
t great fight against the attacks of some @
r our young men. l joined them, an
+ with my long spear / killed each one Q
those four braves, and their scalps
I. added to the one already on my belt
f Then the fight was almost done. TIL
5 Pawnees left alive tried to get to thei
| fast horses but our young men were to
+ quick for them. 1t was running fight
n and they were scalped almost as they rar
/ met three women running fC
4 the horses. Two were armed wit
d knives and one with clubs but
d killed all three. l did not take the
It hair. A brave boasts not of KILN
is women, and a woman's scalp adorns NJ
Chiefs lodge. There was no hcsitatio
" about killing their women and childreT
They had killed ours, and revenge
n sweet to the red man. All, howeve
st were not killed, for we took thirty-si
If squaw prisoners and carried them bac
to the Sioux camp, where we were halle
IS with shouts of victory, for we ha
5. brought back with us over five hundre
d scalps to show that these bad Indiai
|. had been punished Besides, we hu
Ie oil their horses and stores and trophi
)r to make glad the hearts of our squaw
10 The fight took place in the southern pa
d of the Big Beaver; but the white ms
rs holds that land now, and the Indian HI
1t gone nearer the setting sun. Anoth
Iy grand council was held on our retur
s. when we agreed to send the thirty-s
h prisoners back to their tribe-for we fc
10 some pity for them then-mounted {
ID our best horses and loaded with present
I'd and the message we sent with them W
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but they would not listen to our word
and they continued to attack our peop
and steal our horses. Now we had killC
l. all we could find except the women, al
~ these we sent back to tell them how '
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